How to Use insist in a Sentence

insist

verb

• She insists the money is hers.
• I didn't want to go, but she insisted.
• Stand your ground and insist on more time and space to make a decision, or the answer is no.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2023
• Curry insists that the great artist has something to say to people now.
  — Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
• Epstein agreed to the terms but insisted that the Beatles get top billing for both shows.
  — Glenn Frankel, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
• This was, in no small part, thanks to the four-legged entourage that Taylor insisted on travelling with.
  — Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2023
• According to Sher, the singer insisted on not being called by her real name on set, though he wasn't made aware of that at first.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 21 July 2023
• There are, of course, other ways to insist—say, force or money—but most of us aren’t legally allowed to use force and don’t have the kind of money that changes minds.
  — S.c. Cornell, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023
• Democrats keep insisting that the law be ignored and not enforced, and make the resulting facts on the ground, the basis for further demand.
  — Henry Olsen, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
• Boeing continued to insist that the plane was safe, not only after the first crash but for days after the second crash.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
• The actor insists that wasn’t as bad as getting green Shrek makeup and ears applied at 5 a.m. each morning for the robbery scene.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
• And, as the ones writing the checks, clients may well insist on ownership over all creative decisions.
  — Stephen Wallis, ELLE Decor, 6 July 2023
• Although Selena insisted that he be let back in, her dad had the final word.
  — Makena Gera, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
• But its leaders are urging patience, insisting the main push is yet to come.
  — Valerie Hopkins David Guttenfelder Raymond Zhong Steve Lohr, New York Times, 27 June 2023
• After weeks of silence on the details of the meeting, Putin insisted that Mr. Prigozhin was neutralized.
  — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2023
• But Terrail insists the most spectacular touch of all sits across the river.
  — Caitie Kelly Lindsey Tramuta Lauren Cochrane Angela Koh Laura Bannister Gisela Williams, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
• The dreamer is not far from truth, Thoreau insists; one only needs to believe it into being.
  — Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2023
• Smith would probably insist that Trump’s mind and memory are just fine.
  — Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
• But that decision took time to evolve and not from a desire to strike an illicit deal to cheat the system, Huffman insisted.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2023
• Hamas has also publicly insisted on a permanent cease-fire, rather than a short-term pause.
  — NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
• Haigh insisted his new film’s concerns are universal: the longing, among parents and children, and all the lonely souls, to be loved and to love in return.
  — Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023
• For her part, Blanchett insisted the opposite was true.
  — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2023
• There the kid was, staring at a thoroughly denuded Prince of the Realm, while everyone around him insisted that His Majesty had been tailored to the nines.
  — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 27 June 2023
• Still, Depp has insisted the role does not signify a comeback.
  — Mike Miller, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024
• Oh insisted of chemistry being key to putting together movie projects that can get off the ground in Hollywood.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
• Providers insist that what are known as child and adult outreach triage teams were saving some of L.A. County’s sickest residents by closing a gap in care.
  — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
• Wallace continued to insist that Moscow could name the issues.
  — Benn Steil, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024
• Neighbor Kisha Ross, 44, a delivery driver, insisted Farias has been living two doors down from her with his mom.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 6 July 2023
• However, James insisted the team still isn’t looking at the standings.
  — Matias Grez, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
• Jade's attorney, Marc Carlos, insists this was not a murder, and says Jade had no reason to kill her stepfather.
  — Tracy Smith, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024